Hossein Ghadyani

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Eritrea and North Korea are the first and second most censored countries worldwide, according to a list compiled by the Committee to Protect Journalists of the 10 countries where the press is most restricted. The list is based on research into the use of tactics ranging from imprisonment and repressive laws to harassment of journalists and restrictions on Internet access.

CPJ joined 26
other human rights and civil society groups on Wednesday in an open letter calling on the member states of the U.N. Human
Rights Council to renew the mandate of Ahmed Shaheed, the special rapporteur on
the situation of human rights in Iran. The public letter also urged the members
to participate in the March 17 Interactive Dialogue with the special rapporteur
and to express concern over the severe violations of human rights, including
anti-press abuses, in Iran.